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GORHAM N. VINSLOW, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO JOSEPH XV. WOODS, OF SAME PLAGE.

VELOCIPEDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,925, dated December 281, 1880.

Application led April 28,1880. (No model.)

To all whom 'it may concern Beit known that I, GORHAM NEWTON WINS- LOW, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Mechanism for Propellin g and Controlling Vehicles by Hand, of which the following is a specification.

Figure l is a side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a front elevation, partly in xo section. Fig. 3 is aplan view. Fig. 4isasectional elevation of the crank-shaft attachments, taken through the line .r m, Fig. 3.V Fig. 5 is a side elevation of one of the crank-shaft gearwheels.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

The object of this invention is to construct, combine, and arrange mechanism in connection with the front axle of a velocipede, as

2o hereinafter described.

A represents the drive-wheel of a vehicle. which revolves upon an axle, B. The axle B is attached to or revolves in bearings in the lower ends of two upright bars, C, the np- 2 5 per ends of which are connected with a crosshead, I), attached to the forward end of the bar E. One of the uprights O is hollow, and within it is placed a rotating rod, C', its lower end revolving` in. the hearing connected with 3o the axle B, and its upper end revolving in the end of the cross-head D.

To the lower end of the revolving rod C' is attached a bevel-gear wheel, F, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of a bevel-gear wheel, G, attached to the hub of the drivewheel A, so that the said drive-wheel A may be driven by the revolution of the said rod O.

lTo the upper end of the revolving rod C is attached a bevel-gear wheel, H, the teeth of 4o, which mesh into the teeth of the bevel-gear wheel I, attached to the short shaft J. The shaft J revolves in bearings in an upright, K, attached to or formed upon the cross-head D.

To the ends of the shaft J are attacheda larger gear-wheel, L, and a smaller gear-wheel, M. The teeth of the larger and smaller gearwheels L M mesh, respectively, into the teeth of the smaller' and larger gear-wheels N O, placed upon the hollow shaft P, which revolves 5o in bearings in the upper end of the upright K.

Within the cavity of the hollow shaft P is placed a rod, Q, to which are attached two pins, It, which pass through slots in the hollow shaft P, within the hubs of the gear-wheels N O.

In the inner surface of thehubs of the gearwheels N O are formed slots S, to receive thc pins R, so that the hollow shaft P may carry the said gear-wheels N O with it in its revolution. In the other ends of the hubs of the 6o gear-wheels N O are formed ring-grooves or recesses T of a depth equal to the depth of the slots S, so that when the pins R are in the grooves or recesses T the revolution of the hollow shaft P will not revolve the gear-wheels N 0. The pins It, slots S, and grooves T are so arranged that when a pin, R, is in the slot S of one of the gear-wheels N 0 the other pin It will be in the groove T of the other gearwheel, so that only one of the gear-wheels N 7o O will work at a time. With this construction, when the gear-wheel N is working the vehicle will he driven with increased speed, and when the gear-wheel O is working the vehicle will be driven with increased power. The 7 5 gearing is adjusted to run with speed or power, as required, by slidingthe rod Q longitudinally within the hollow shaft P to throw a pin, It, into gear with the desired one of the wheels N O. 8o

To the ends of the hollow shaft B are attached the cranks U, by means of which motion is given to the drive-wheel A.

The bar E is curved downward and rearward, and to its rear end is pivoted a pin or bolt, V, attached to the axle W, upon the ends of which the wheels X revolve.

To the axle VW at the inner sides of the wheels X are attached collars Y, to which are hinged the rear ends ofthe rods Z. The rods 9o Z pass forward upon the opposite sides of the drive-wheel A, and their forward ends are hinged to the lower ends of the arms or levers a, which are pivoted near their upper ends to the ends of the axle B, or to pivots b attached to the uprights C.

To J[he upper ends of the arms or levers a are attached cross-heads or plates o, to receive the riders feet, so that the rider can steer the vehicle with his feet by working the foot-lelico vers a c. The pivots b are clamped to the uprights C, so that they can be raised and lowered, as may be'required. This construction allows the foot-levers a c to be adjusted, as the length ofthe riders legs may require.

To the lower side of the rear end of the bar E is formed, or to it is rigidly attached, a socket, d, to receive a spiral spring, e, and the guide-pin j', upon which the said spring c is placed. Upon the rear end ot' the guide-pin f is formed a cross-bar, g, which rests against the forward side of the axle W. /Vith this construction, when the wheels X and axle W are turned to either side in guiding the vehicle the spring c and the cross-head pin gfwill bring them back to their former position as soon as the pressure that turned them is removed.

One or more saddles, h, are attached to the bar E to receive one or more riders.

By attaching a side saddle to the bar E and providing the machine with a skirt-protector the machine may be ridden by a lady.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The combination, with the front axle, B, of the hollow uprights C, cross-head D, shaft C', gears F G H I, shaft J, gears L M N O, slotted hollow shaft P, and rod Q, having pins R, said pins passing through slots and into back after being turned to one side in guid- 4o ing the vehicle, as set forth.

GORHAM N. WINSLOW.

Witnesses ASA WADE, JosEPH F. Woons. 

